Where Innovation Starts
17 national institutes, sponsored by the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Commerce have been created to focus on key strategic areas for technology innovation, supply chain resiliency, and workforce development.
ABOUT USMIC
Accelerating the Development of an Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
The 17 U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Institutes accelerate the development and adoption of manufacturing technology, provide standards for advanced manufacturing, and train the workforce in new manufacturing methodologies supporting the national security and economic needs of the U.S. Each institute’s mission is facilitated through public-private partnerships with industry, academia, and government.
ABOUT USMIC
Accelerating the Development of an Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
The 17 U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Institutes accelerate the development and adoption of manufacturing technology, provide standards for advanced manufacturing, and train the workforce in new manufacturing methodologies supporting the national security and economic needs of the U.S. Each institute’s mission is facilitated through public-private partnerships with industry, academia, and government.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Creating National Innovation Ecosystems


THE INSTITUTES
The United States Manufacturing Innovation Council
The institutes work stronger, together. Overcoming technical hurdles, sharing state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and training tomorrow's workforce.

AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America)
Advanced Fiber & Fabric Technology & Manufacturing
- Cambridge, MA
- [email protected]
- go.affoa.org

AIM Photonics (American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics)
Phototonic Integrated Circuits | Test, Assembly & Packaging
- Albany and Rochester, NY
- [email protected]
- aimphotonics.com

ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute
Advanced Robotics | AI
- Pittsburgh, PA
- [email protected]
- arminstitute.org

BioMADE (Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem)
Bioindustrial Manufacturing
- St. Paul, MN
- [email protected]
- biomade.org

CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute
Smart Manufacturing
- Los Angeles, CA
- [email protected]
- cesmii.org

CyManII (The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute)
Cybersecurity
- San Antonio, TX
- [email protected]
- cymanii.org

Electrified Processes for Industry without Carbon
Electric Heating | Sustainable Manufacturing
- Tempe, AZ
- [email protected]
- epixc.org

IACMI (The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation)
Advanced Composites Design & Manufacturing
- Knoxville, TN
- [email protected]
- iacmi.org

MxD (Manufacturing times Digital)
Digital Manufacturing | Cybersecurity
- Chicago, IL
- [email protected]
- mxdusa.org

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals
Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Newark, DE
- [email protected]
- niimbl.org

Power America
WBG Semiconductor Chips and Power Electronics
- Raleigh, NC
- [email protected]
- poweramericainstitute.org

RAPID (Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment Institute)
Modular Chemical Process Intensification
- New York, NY
- [email protected]
- aiche.org/rapid

REMADE (Reducing EMbodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions)
Sustainable Manufacturing and Circular Economy
- Rochester, NY
- [email protected]
- remadeinstitute.org
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Partnerships Driving Engagement














